Columbus Grove’s Lauryn Auchmuty shoots the free throw that would be her 1000th career point Thursday night in Columbus Grove.
COLUMBUS GROVE — One girl in Columbus Grove’s history had reached 1,000 career points as a junior before Thursday night.
In a 58-36 win over Leipsic, Lauryn Auchmuty made it two, joining Jade Clement in the record books.
Coincidentally the two are cousins, but Auchmuty earned bragging rights by accomplishing the feat in fewer games.
“Walking through the halls every day and seeing the 1,000-point record board, one of them being my cousin (Clement), I always wanted to be like her and score 1,000 as a junior,” Auchmuty said. “It means a lot to me personally.”
Auchmuty entered the night needing 12 points to cross the plateau. With 57.6 seconds left in the third quarter, she drew a foul and earned the record at the line.
“I felt the pressure when I first stepped up to the line, but I stepped back and took some deep breaths,” Auchmuty said of the moment. “I was really hoping my first shot went in so that the pressure of the moment was gone. It was great to get it out of the way because it’s been on my mind the past few games.”
It was an uplifting scene in a crowded gymnasium for Columbus Grove, a community that’s endured some tough times with a student’s death in the past week.
“It was a nice positive moment for us,” Columbus Grove coach Brian Schroeder said. “Obviously our hearts are still heavy with the loss in our community. It’s been a tough week for our students, teachers, administration and the community. Our hearts go out to the families for what they’ve had to go through.”
Auchmuty finished the night with 16 points. Leipsic’s Jazelle Perez topped all scorers with 18 points.
Back and forth battle
SPENCERVILLE – Spencerville led with a minute and a half to play but Lincolnview finished strong to take a 48-44 girls basketball win on Thursday night.
Kassidy Hammons scored 12 points, Addysen Steven got 11 points and Emerson Walker had 10 points for the Lancers (7-5, 3-0 Northwest Conference). Heidi Keller’s 14 points led Spencerville (6-6, 1-3 NWC).
Walker’s hoop and free throw gave Lincolnview the lead for good after Clara Goecke had scored with 1:36 to play to give Spencerville its last lead.
Lincolnview led 26-22 at halftime with Hammons leading the way with 10 points in the half. It held Keller scoreless in the first two quarters. She got all 14 of her points in the second half.
Lincolnview led 36-33 after three quarters.
“Spencerville is a young team and they get after it, they did a good job of switching up defensively.” Lincolnview head coach Kyle Williams said. “We reacted well and knocked down free throws when we needed to.
“It felt great to get a win over a top program tonight,” Williams said. “Greg (Ekis) does a great job and we are doing a great job building as well. It feels good to get a win tonight.”
Lincolnview’s win was its first against Spencerville since the 2016-17 season, according to MaxPreps.
Shooting beats size
OTTOVILLE — Bath has size, and Ottoville has shooters.
The Wildkittens, who start three players that stand 5-foot-10 or taller, dominated the paint early on, but Ottoville’s shooters got hot in the second quarter Tuesday, hit a total of 11 threes on the night, and pulled away for a 49-38 win.
“If you shoot the ball like they (Ottoville) did tonight, that’s a hard thing to overcome,” said Bath coach Greg Mauk. “They were 48% from the 3-point line on 23 attempts. Some of the shots were contested, but a lot of them weren’t and that’s on us.”
Carly and Erica Thorbahn combined for four triples in the second quarter, turning what was once a 15-9 deficit into a 21-19 lead at the half.
The second half was no different.
Carly Thorbahn, Isabelle Furley, and Brooklyn Koester all hit shots from deep.
Ottoville went on a 14-0 run that spanned over seven minutes starting at the end of the third quarter and lasting through the middle of the fourth quarter.
Battling back
COLUMBUS GROVE — Coaches learn a lot about their team by seeing how they face a deficit.
Ottoville girls basketball coach Vaughn Horstman learned that his team had the mettle to battle back from an 11-point deficit in the first quarter to beat Columbus Grove 50-43 on Saturday afternoon in a showdown of two of the Putnam County League’s top teams.
Horstman and the Big Green had just witnessed a shooting clinic put on by Columbus Grove’s Lauryn Auchmuty, who scored 14 of her 26 points in the first quarter and hit four 3-pointers in those same eight minutes to lift her team to a 21-10 lead.
That could have been the end for the Big Green (9-3, 2-1 PCL), who were still reeling from their Thursday night loss to Kalida. Ottoville responded with a 25-2 run.
“We played with a lot of heart in that second quarter,” Horstman said. “I mean, it’s what we’ve been looking for all year. It was a question if we could maintain that energy.”
Ottoville’s Erica Thorbahn scored 10 points to turn the tables, ending the 5-foot-5 junior guard’s admitted scoring slump against some tight defense by the Bulldogs. She finished the game with 12 points.
Big scorers
Several area girls basketball players topped the 15-point plateau in recent games:
• Lyv Lindeman of Delphos Jefferson continued her strong season with 34 points in a win over Wapakoneta.
• Grace Freiberger scored 31 points and had 9 rebounds and 7 steals for Shawnee
• Tatelyn Faraglia had a game-high 28 points for Waynesfield-Goshen during an eight-point loss to Fairlawn. She added 18 points in a 48-40 win over Riverside.
• Andrea Pfau of Miller City scored 23, including seven threes in a runaway victory over Continental.
• Savannah Knueven of Pandora-Gilboa had 22 points, six rebounds and five steals in a 53-29 win over Vanlue.
• Sidney Payne of Kenton scored 21 points in a win over Perry and 19 points in a one-point loss to Celina.
• Ada’s Lexi Poling topped all scorers with 19 points against LCC.
• Rilynn Jones of Allen East scored 18 points against Ada.
• Leipsic’s Leah Kirkendall scored 18 points in a losing effort against Patrick Henry.
• Allen East’s Ella Miller scored 18 points in a win over Ada.
• Spencerville’s Briley Cook set a new career high with 16 points against Fort Jennings.
• Mariah King of Ada contributed 16 points to a win over LCC.
• Clara Goecke of Spencerville hit a pair of triples and finished with 15 points in a win over Fort Jennings.
• Kenton’s Macee Heckathorn had 15 points in a four-point win over Perry.
• Kalida’s Malia Romes scored 15 points, grabbed seven boards, and blocked three shots against Lincolnview.
• Reagan Allemeier of St. Marys had 15 points in a non-league win over Spencerville.
• Waynesfield Goshen’s Raegan Hutchison had 15 points against Riverside.
• Reese Rable of St. Marys scored 15 points against Spencerville.
GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Western Buckeye League
`WBL`All
Ottawa-Glandorf`4-0`12-1
Bath`4-0`9-3
Wapakoneta`3-1`6-7
Shawnee`3-1`5-6
St. Marys`2-2`6-6
Van Wert`2-2`3-10
Kenton`1-3`5-7
Celina`1-3`5-8
Elida`0-4`3-10
Defiance`0-4`0-13
Northwest Conference
`NWC`All
Crestview`4-0`12-1
Delphos Jefferson`3-0`11-1
Lincolnview`3-0`7-5
Columbus Grove`3-1`9-4
Allen East`1-2`8-2
Bluffton`1-2`5-6
Spencerville`1-3`6-6
Leipsic`0-4`5-6
Ada`0-4`5-9
Northwest Central Conference
`NWCC`All
Perry`3-0`8-4
Waynesfield-Goshen`3-0`7-5
Ridgedale`3-0`6-6
Elgin`3-1`10-1
Cory-Rawson`3-1`5-8
Hardin Northern`1-3`2-8
Ridgemont`0-3`1-9
Upper Scioto Valley`0-4`3-9
North Baltimore`0-4`1-8
Putnam County League
`PCL`All
Ottoville`3-1`11-3
Miller City`3-1`9-3
Columbus Grove`3-1`9-4
Kalida`2-1`7-4
Leipsic`2-2`6-7
Pandora – Gilboa`0-2`3-7
Fort Jennings`0-2`1-12
Continental`0-3`0-11
Toledo City Athletic League
`TCAL`All
Start`4-1`5-8
Rogers`4-1`9-5
Lima Senior`3-2`8-7
Bowsher`2-2`6-7
Scott`2-2`6-5
Woodward`1-3`1-6
Waite`0-5`1-7
RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday
Ottoville 49, Bath 38
Ada 67, LCC 37
Elida 44, Fort Jennings 32
St. Marys 49, Spencerville 42
Paulding 43, Delphos St. John’s 45
Ayersville 43, Columbus Grove 37
Patrick Henry 68, Leipsic 49
Crestview 45, Antwerp 19
Northwood 40, Continental 25
Kalida 53, Lincolnview 49
Miller City 43, Tinora 42
McComb 52, Upper Scioto Valley 19
Waynesfield-Goshen 48, Riverside 40
Thursday
Fort Recovery 63, Delphos St. John’s 51
Ottoville 63, Continental 18
Pandora-Gilboa 53, Vanlue 39
Allen East 63, Ada 14
Crestview 65, Bluffton 33
Columbus Grove 58, Leipsic 36
Delphos Jefferson 68, LCC 10
Ottawa-Glandorf 49, St. Marys 27
Perry 52, Hardin Northern 31
Shawnee 56, Defiance 43
Lincolnview 48, Spencerville 44
Wapakoneta 45, Van Wert 33
Waynesfield-Goshen 49, North Baltimore 24
Today
Bluffton at Paulding, 1 p.m.
Arlington at Miller City, 1 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Findlay, 1 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Pandora-Gilboa, 1:30 p.m.
Liberty-Benton at Kalida, 1:30 p.m.
Sylvania Southview at Lima Senior, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 15
Hardin Northern at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
LCC at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Elida at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m.
Shawnee at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
Kalida at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m.
Upper Scioto Valley at LCC, 7:30 p.m.
Miller City at McComb, 7:30 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m.
Perry at Continental, 7:30 p.m.
Spencerville at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Jackson Center, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Scott at Lima Senior, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 18
Parkway at St. John’s, 7 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Ada, 7:30 p.m.
Allen East at Crestview, 7:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m.
Elida at Celina, 7:30 p.m.
Continental at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Elmwood at Miller City, 7:30 p.m.
Bath at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Perry at North Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 20
LCC at Celina, 12 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Ottoville, 1 p.m.
Marion Harding at Lima Senior, 1:15 p.m.
Kalida at Holgate, 1:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Pandora-Gilboa, 1:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Riverdale, 1:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Miller City, 2 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday
Wayne 72, Lima Senior 42
LCC 67, Versailles 54
Allen East 70, Temple Christian 50
Friday
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more on LimaScores.com.
Fort Recovery at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m.
Continental at Miller City, 7 p.m.
Allen East at Ada, 7:30 p.m.
Bath at Elida, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Kalida, 7:30 p.m.
Waite at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Vanlue, 7:30 p.m.
Perry at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m.
Defiance at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m.
Ridgemont at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Van Wert at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at North Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Crestview, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Perry at LCC, 4 p.m.
Bryan at Elida, 5:30 p.m.
Calvary Christian at Temple Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Bath, 6 p.m.
Lincolnview at Miller City, 7 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Findlay, 7 p.m.
Ada at Upper Scioto Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Liberty-Benton at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Tinora at Kalida, 7:30 p.m.
Mansfield Senior at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
Delphos St. John’s at LCC, 2:30 p.m.
Lima Senior at Pickerington, 4:45 p.m.
